A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. in the 2022 killing of Jimmy “Jay” Lee, a gay man who was prominent in the LGBTQ+ community at the University ...

The House on Wednesday passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth measure to the Senate for consideration ...

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is “so proud” that a women’s health research initiative he launched last year at his wife’s urging has already invested ...

Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with sex trafficking, according to a federal indictment unsealed in Manhattan on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors ...

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When I was a first-year teacher and new to the school and district, I left my classroom door open at lunch in the hopes that ...

Years ago, my wife and I were involved in the swinger lifestyle. Because of professional obligations, and a close friend ...

Republicans will again have to try to bridge a one-vote gap to enact bills that could be vetoed by incoming Democratic Gov. Josh Stein.

Melanie Clarke-Penella will open Blue Heron Antiques Store on the Phelps Street Corridor, downtown, in February.

Top GOP senators on Monday signaled support for Donald Trump’s plan to oust the current FBI director in favor of firebrand loyalist Kash Patel, while keeping the door open for Pete Hegseth, who faces ...

Buzzards circled Keystone College on Wednesday, hungry scavengers attracted by the latest whispers insisting the 156-year-old ...

As seen in video footage captured by Kempton, the cyclist, Gary Peacock, claimed that Kempton drove too close to his bike. Peacock quickly became aggressive and put a hand on Kempton's shoulder, ...